International Flirting Week- { February is the Month of Love }

International Flirting Week: Top Tips for Successful Flirting.

💋Flirting is the step in any relationship and it always helps to know how to do it successfully! Zoosk have teamed up with Jean Smith and given us some great tips to get you on the flirting highway.

💘  1) Make a good first impression

Studies have shown it takes only a few seconds to make a first impression.  Upon first meeting us, people pick up clues about us both consciously and subconsciously. They only know what we tell them, so project yourself in the way you’d like to be perceived. Follow these tips and techniques to make sure yours is a good one!

💘 2) Be confident
People are attracted to confidence. The good news is that even if you are not feeling confident on the inside, you can always fake it on the outside the outside by standing tall with your head held high. Soon, these physiological indicators for confidence might just make you believe it yourself.

💘 3) Like yourself
If, as the most important person in your world, you don’t like yourself, how can you expect anyone else to?

💘 4) Smile
Smiles are easy to give and powerful to receive. Even when they are fake, the action of smiling produces oxytocin in the brain, promoting feelings of happiness.  Besides, everyone looks more approachable, and like someone we would like to be around, when they smile.

💘 5) Eye Contact
Eye contact is the most powerful flirting tool. In my research, it was the number one sign that made people understand when someone was flirting. The glances were more frequent, more intense, and lasted for longer. Women take note: it takes the average guy three looks before he begins to understand your interest.

💘 6) Touch
When used appropriately, touch can be very effective in flirting. As a general rule, shoulders and higher up on the arm are considered ‘safe’ areas, as we move down the arm towards the hand, touch becomes more intimate. A light tap on the hand might be the perfect flirting tool for you to try.

💘 7) Don’t be so quick to judge potential partners
Yes, looks are important, but how often have you started speaking with someone you weren’t initially attracted to, and they became a Greek god, before your very eyes!  There is more to you than just your looks, just as there is more to others’ than their outside shell. Find out what is on the inside before you make your decision.

💘 8) We all like to be feel special
It’s not all about you! Change your ‘me’ centred world to one of ‘other’ and feel the pressure and self-consciousness melt away. Make the other person your first priority. Focus less on yourself and how you are feeling and put your attention on the other person.

💘 9) Take the ‘reject’ out of rejection
Rejection isn’t about you, it’s about the situation of the other person. Maybe they are tired, married, or you’re just not their type. The good news is that you are a million other people’s type … so go flirt with them!

💘 10) Flirting is fun!
Don’t look at flirting as something you are forced to do – flirting is a fun way to pass the time. Keep in light, fun, and pressure free. The only losers are those who don’t try...

February is a special month with significance touching the secular, romantic, and spiritual realms.  First, it is the shortest month of the year.  This year’s span is only 28 days.  Also, Valentine’s Day falls on the 14^th of this month.  Most of us will forget this romantic day until it is upon us a week or two before the the14^th; remembering just in time to send candy, roses and cards filled with human expressions of love and devotion to our true loves.